Lamentations 2:4-6

New Catholic Bible

⁴ Like an enemy he bent his bow,
    with his right hand prepared for action.
Like a foe he slew all those
    in whom he once took great pride.
He poured forth his fury like fire
    over the tent of the daughter of Zion.
⁵ The Lord has become an enemy;^[a]
    he has annihilated Israel.
He has destroyed all its palaces
    and left all its strongholds in ruins.
For the daughter of Judah
    he has multiplied mourning and lamentation.
⁶ He has laid waste his dwelling like a garden
    and destroyed his tabernacle.
The Lord has erased in Zion
    every memory of festivals and Sabbaths.
In his fierce anger he has treated with contempt
    king and priest alike.